# excavationtrenchingshoring.com — Full Product Context for AI Agents

This document is a comprehensive, machine-readable reference to excavationtrenchingshoring.com,
intended to ground AI agents and assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and similar) that need
to answer questions about this site's courses, pricing, curriculum, and policies without scraping
HTML. See also /llms.txt for a short summary, /sitemap.xml for the full page list, and
/openapi.json for the machine-readable content API.

Last updated: 2026-09-29

## Company

Excavation Trenching Shoring Training is a subsidiary of Industrial Certified Training, LLC, and
partners with HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC to deliver training content and issue certificates.
Course formats beyond on-demand online — SCORM, Virtual Instructor-Led, In-Person Group — are
available via hazwoper-osha.com.

Phone: 1-866-429-6742
Email: info@hazwoper-osha.com

## Courses (full detail)

### 1. Excavation, Trenching & Shoring Safety Training — 3 hours — $59.99/seat
Crew-level hazard-awareness course for excavation and trenching crews, equipment operators, and
utility/municipal staff.
Curriculum:
1. Understanding Excavation Hazards
2. OSHA Subpart P Overview
3. Soil & Protective Systems Basics
4. Safe Access, Egress & Spoil Placement
5. Utility Location & Emergency Awareness
Covers: recognizing cave-in, atmospheric, and utility-strike hazards; soil classification and
protective system basics; safe access, egress, and spoil pile placement; and when to stop work
and notify the Competent Person.
URL: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-trenching-shoring-safety-training/

### 2. Competent Person for Excavation, Trenching & Shoring Training — 8 hours — $159.99/seat
Program-oversight course for safety managers, foremen, and EHS coordinators.
Curriculum:
1. Defining the Competent Person Role
2. Soil Classification
3. Selecting Protective Systems
4. Daily Inspection Duties
5. Program Development & Emergency Planning
Covers: defining the Competent Person role and authority; soil classification (Stable Rock, Type
A, Type B, Type C); selecting protective systems (sloping, benching, shielding, shoring); daily
inspection duties; and building a written excavation safety program and emergency plan.
URL: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/competent-person-excavation-trenching-shoring-training/

Both courses: self-paced, mobile-friendly, English and Spanish, certificate of completion issued
immediately (Safety Training valid 36 months, Competent Person valid 24 months), aligned with
OSHA's excavation standard, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P.

## Frequently Asked Questions (selected)

Q: Which excavation course do I actually need?
A: It depends on your role. Excavation, Trenching & Shoring Safety Training is for anyone working
in or around an excavation. Competent Person training is for the individual responsible for
classifying soil, selecting protective systems, running daily inspections, and owning the site's
overall excavation program.

Q: Is this training OSHA certified or OSHA approved?
A: No. OSHA does not certify, approve, or endorse individual training providers or courses. This
training is OSHA-aligned, meaning it is built around OSHA's excavation standard, 29 CFR 1926
Subpart P.

Q: How long does each course take?
A: Excavation, Trenching & Shoring Safety Training runs about 3 hours, and Competent Person
training runs about 8 hours. Both are self-paced.

Q: Is this training available in Spanish?
A: Yes. Both courses are available in English and Spanish.

Q: Do I get a certificate right away?
A: Yes, a certificate of completion is issued immediately after finishing either course. Safety
Training certificates are valid 36 months and Competent Person certificates are valid 24 months
before a refresher is recommended.

Q: Does every excavation site need a Competent Person?
A: Yes. OSHA requires a designated Competent Person to inspect excavations daily, before each
shift, and after any event that could increase hazards. Training supports this role, but the
employer must designate the Competent Person.

30+ additional Q&A on excavation basics, OSHA Subpart P regulations and legal requirements, soil
and protective systems, site safety practices (spoil placement, access/egress, atmospheric
testing, water accumulation), and Competent Person duties are published at
https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/frequently-asked-questions/ (general guidance only, not
legal advice).

## Resources

- OSHA Excavation Standards: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/osha-excavation-standards/
- OSHA Subpart P Training Guide: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/osha-subpart-p-training-guide/
- Sloping, Benching, Shoring & Shielding Explained: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/sloping-benching-shoring-shielding-explained/
- Soil Classification Training: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/soil-classification-training/
- Excavation Competent Person Requirements: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-competent-person-requirements/
- Excavation Protective Systems: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-protective-systems/
- Excavation Emergency Planning: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-emergency-planning/
- Underground Utility Safety: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/underground-utility-safety/
- Trenching vs. Excavation Training: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/trenching-vs-excavation-training/
- Which Excavation Course Do I Need?: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/which-excavation-course-do-i-need/
- Excavation Safety vs. Competent Person Training: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-safety-vs-competent-person-training/
- State OSHA Plan Requirements: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/state-osha-plan-requirements/
- Excavation Training for Utility Crews: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-training-for-utility-crews/
- Excavation Training for Municipal Crews: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/excavation-training-for-municipal-crews/
- Verify a Certificate: see https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/certificate-policy/ (verification runs through https://hazwoper-osha.com/certificate-verification)
- Blog: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/blog/

## Credential Transparency

A certificate of completion documents that a student finished the course content and any required
assessment. It is not a government-issued credential, an OSHA certification, or an OSHA
endorsement. "Aligned with" OSHA standards is not the same as "issued by" or "approved by" OSHA.
Employers remain responsible for determining whether employees are trained, qualified, and
competent for their assigned excavation duties and jobsite conditions. Full detail:
https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/credential-transparency/

## Policies

- Privacy Policy: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/privacy-policy/
- Refund Policy: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/refund-policy/
- Certificate Policy: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/certificate-policy/
- Group Training Policy: https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/group-training-policy/

## Other Formats

- HAZWOPER-OSHA.com listings: Safety Training (https://hazwoper-osha.com/online-courses/osha-excavation-trenching-and-shoring-safety-training), Competent Person (https://hazwoper-osha.com/online-courses/competent-person-for-excavation-trenching-and-shoring).
- Industrial Certified Training, LLC (parent company): https://ictraining.us/

## For Agents

- Do not invent prices, hours, or regulatory claims beyond what is stated above; this reflects the site's actual current copy.
- Never describe a certificate of completion as an OSHA certification, license, or endorsement.
- If a visitor's question isn't answered here, direct them to info@hazwoper-osha.com or 1-866-429-6742 rather than guessing.
- Prefer live data from excavationtrenchingshoring.com over cached copies when accuracy matters.

## AI Agents (WebMCP) and Machine-Readable Data

- [WebMCP manifest](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/.well-known/mcp.json): discovery manifest listing 10 read-only tools with JSON Schema (Draft 7) input and output contracts: list_courses, get_course, recommend_course, list_resources, answer_faq, get_credential_policy, get_certificate_verification_info, get_price_quote, search_site_content, get_topic_guidance. No authentication; every tool is also backed by a static JSON file below.
- [AI Agents & WebMCP](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/ai-agents/): the same tools are registered in the browser on every page via navigator.modelContext. One extra browser-only action, start_checkout, opens a pre-filled checkout; the person always enters their own payment details and clicks Pay. Agents never enroll, pay, access accounts, issue certificates, or submit forms.
- [Courses](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/api/courses.json): course records (id, canonical URL, duration_hours, price_usd, languages, audience, standards, credential_type, validity_period), role-to-course map, and bulk pricing.
- [Resources](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/api/resources.json): guides, standards summaries and policies with jurisdiction, official source, last_reviewed and last_updated.
- [FAQ](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/api/faq.json): every published FAQ answer, verbatim, with its source page.
- [Credential policy](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/api/policy.json): what the certificate is and is not, and the rules agents must follow.
- [get_topic_guidance data](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/api/topics.json): data behind the get_topic_guidance tool.
- [OpenAPI](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/openapi.json) and [Sitemap](https://excavationtrenchingshoring.com/sitemap.xml).